word list 2 (prefix-suffix) Flashcards
(37 cards)
What does ‘abdomen/o’ refer to?
abdomen
What does ‘caud/o’ refer to?
tail
What does ‘cephal/o’ refer to?
head
What does ‘cervic/o’ refer to?
neck; neck of uterus
What does ‘crani/o’ refer to?
cranium (skull)
What does ‘gastr/o’ refer to?
stomach
What does ‘ili/o’ refer to?
ilium (lateral portion of hip bone)
What does ‘inguin/o’ refer to?
groin
What does ‘lumb/o’ refer to?
loins (lower back)
What does ‘pelv/i’ refer to?
pelvis
What does ‘pelv/o’ refer to?
pelvis
What does ‘spin/o’ refer to?
spine
What does ‘thorac/o’ refer to?
chest
What does ‘umbilic/o’ refer to?
umbilicus, navel
What does ‘anter/o’ refer to?
anterior, front
What does ‘dist/o’ refer to?
far, farthest
What does ‘dors/o’ refer to?
back (of body)
What does ‘infer/o’ refer to?
lower, below
What does ‘later/o’ refer to?
side, to one side
What does ‘medi/o’ refer to?
middle
What does ‘poster/o’ refer to?
back (of body), behind, posterior
What does ‘proxim/o’ refer to?
near, nearest
What does ‘super/o’ refer to?
upper, above
What does ‘ventr/o’ refer to?
belly, belly side
